1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) comes into force from 17 January 2025. Under DORA, in-scope regulated financial services (FS) businesses operating in the EU (Firms) face new cybersecurity requirements and...more
European Commission has launched a short 8 week public consultation on key aspects of the EU Securitisation Framework. The consultation seeks feedback on the effectiveness, scope and application of the current EU...more
Key developments in November 2022: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Qualifying Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2022 (SI 2022/1252) was published together with an explanatory memorandum. The amendments allow for the...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a Consultation Paper1 with proposed changes to the secondary rules regarding margin requirements applicable to non-centrally...more
29 September - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its perimeter report 2019/20, which provides an update on the issues raised in its 2018/19 report. A European Commission notice (2020/C 321/01) relating...more
1 March - The European Banking Authority ("EBA") published an opinion on deposit protection resulting from the United Kingdom's ("UK") withdrawal from the European Union ("EU"). The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA")...more
BREXIT - Please see the Financial Crime section for an update on the new Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill which is presently being considered by the UK Parliament in preparation for Brexit. TheCityUK publishes...more
The FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more